tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post114234083768903002..comments2015-02-27T21:26:26.660-07:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Feingold's Motion to Censure President BushAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1142607997223170692006-03-17T08:06:00.000-07:002006-03-17T08:06:00.000-07:00Polls are now saying that a small majority favor c...Polls are now saying that a small majority favor censuring the President.<BR/><BR/>If the media did a better job of informing the public about how radically antidemocratic this administration is that number I'm certain would be higher.Hume's Ghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523439604843353268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1142602758162617212006-03-17T06:39:00.000-07:002006-03-17T06:39:00.000-07:00If people are to choose between security or freedo...If people are to choose between security or freedom, I'm thinking people will choose freedom in America, but only by a narrow majority. (Can you really call it a majority?)<BR/><BR/>I think your logic was spot on. However, I think many are getting pretty tired of the constant secrecy, deception, and dishonesty of the Bush administration. <BR/><BR/>I really lack confidence in America today. This all stems not just from the actions of the Bush adminstration, but from the voters. They continue to vote for the worse candidate. (The anti-abortion, anti-environment, anti-labor, anti-Bill of Rights, anti-freedom of religion candidate.)<BR/><BR/>It's very hard not to get emotional and stay rational in these times. I believe that is the primary reason the Bush administration and the Republicans are in power.dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01054320225779721504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1142524506300142912006-03-16T08:55:00.000-07:002006-03-16T08:55:00.000-07:00Well, to be honest, I never gave any thought to wh...Well, to be honest, I never gave any thought to whether what I wrote above was strategic or not. <BR/><BR/>If the Americans answer that they choose the President when the argument has been presented to them fairly so they know exactly what it is their choosing then I'm not sure there's anything to do, other than to continue to try and convince people through sound argument their error.Hume's Ghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523439604843353268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1142515439442177432006-03-16T06:23:00.000-07:002006-03-16T06:23:00.000-07:00And if the public answers by saying "The President...And if the public answers by saying "The President", then what?<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm with you. I'm in favor of making this an election over whether to protect and defend the Constitution versus protecting and defending an executive branch with unlimited power.<BR/><BR/>However, I fully expect that they people will choose the latter. The should not, but they will.<BR/><BR/>That's one of the reasons why I do not do political strategy on this blog.Alonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1142355660667376832006-03-14T10:01:00.000-07:002006-03-14T10:01:00.000-07:00I agree that the President should be impeached, an...I agree that the President should be impeached, and that Congress should take steps to stop the program. But I also think that a motion to censure can be the first step in that process, or at least it could be if we had politicians with moral integrity.<BR/><BR/><B>This is truly an election in which the American voter needs to ask, “Will I vote for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States, or would I vote against it?” This is an election in which each voter gets to decide if they are in favor of an Executive Branch claiming that it has the authority to suspend all or part of the Constitution at will, or against it.</B><BR/><BR/>That's the way I see it, too. Last night when I saw that Democrats had blocked the motion to censure I wrote:<BR/><BR/><B>What are the Democrats afraid of? Yes, the majority Republican party will vote against censuring the President. Let them. Let them go on the record as voting against the 4th Amendment, against the Bill of Rights, against the Constitution, against holding the President accountable for his actions. And once they do, ask the public if they want to be represented by men and women who believe that defending the President is more important than defending the Constitution.</B>Hume's Ghosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523439604843353268noreply@blogger.com